It is an historic time in Northfield. After some 36 hours of straight, very heavy rain the Cannon River has set a new flood record and broken its banks. Fortunately, there is mostly empty space (walkways, parks etc.) bordering the river, so the damage isn’t too severe. One unfortunate exception is Froggy Bottoms Pub, which [...]
Entries from September 26th, 2010
Roses and Kittens
September 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
After Dan’s last post about the xenophobia, we are all due for this. The Valley Grove Preservation Society put on a Country Fair today. We went to Valley Grove back in May and fell in love with the place. It was too crowded for the bluebirds to make an appearance today but there was plenty [...]
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It ain’t all kittens and roses, people
September 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Northfield
People that read the blog from afar often remark that our life in Northfield seems so idyllic. Part of the reason things seem this way is because they are: we love our work, our friends and, for the most part, the Northfield community. But part of it is that we make a point of not [...]
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Point and Grunt
September 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Our CSA farm has rows of raspberry bushes that have had a fantastic yield this summer. Eleanor figured out how to pick and eat raspberries very quickly. At first I thought this was a clear sign of her genius. And then I realized that being able to pick and eat brightly-colored, toddler-height, sweet and easy-to-chew [...]
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New New Mommy
September 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
When Eleanor started daycare in January, we referred to her daycare provider as “New Mommy”. Back then, she was waking up at 5:45, wasn’t sleeping through the night and still required a lot of cajoling, bouncing, feeding and parental patience to keep her happy. I was more than happy to bundle her off to New [...]
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